Display device



R. W. STEELE DISPLAY DEVICE Oct. 6, 1931.

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Oct. 6,-1931. R. w. STEELE 1,826,533

DISPLAY DEVICE Patented Oct. l6, 1931 .UNITED [STATES y PAr'ENrOFFIcE g,

l RALPH W. srEELE, or `irriuarsorr TOWNSHIP, CLARION ooUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA DrsrLAY I'Jrivicr. L

.ippneafion'la November 4, i929. seriai'Nt. 404,557.AAA

'v 1 The object which I have in view-is the provision of a new and improved display device forv showrooms, store windows and the like.

v In general my improved display device` U i @f comprises two endless tracks or pathways dis- Y rvposedi lon different levels and over which v v.articles lorobjects, such forlinstance as toy vehicles, arecausedto travel in opposite d1- rections Y '30` i Again,.the characteristic feature of my device is the provision of a tray or'trays preferably'situated above the pathways and caused to revolve.

I have devised anew and improved strucf ture for the purposes described.

v Other novel features of constructionand also ofqa'rrangement of parts will appear y'from the following description. j

Inthe accompanying drawings wherein I i 20 have illustrated a practical embodiment of the principles of my invention, Fig. 1 is a top plan viewvof the display device7 portions of 'the mechanism located below the top table being i'ndicatedindotted lines.

525 i' Fig. 2 is a vertical section of they same taken A along the line 2-2`in Fig. 1.v

`Fig. 3 is a horizontall section taken along theline 3;- 3 in Fig. 2. Y l

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the upper frame Y 39 work, the top table and other yportions of the A structure being removed for the sake of clear- Vness. f jf f @Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a bv'asefwhichmay be Vofwood andA upon which I`g35. are jmounted in spaced relation thereto the inner and outer platforms 2 and 3. VTheinner platform'which isin the form 7 ',of'ahollow' square is shown supported from I thebas'e by the cleats They outer platform isfshownv supported onthejcleats 5.

f" kThe perimetraledgeof the inner platform c VV"2 is inthe form of. a parallelogram with arcuately rounded corners" and the'inner perime- .V l tral edge of the outer'platform vis of like contour providing betweenA .the adJacent edges lof thetwo lplatforms a continuous slot 16. y The frame work which may bey of the'folf lowing construction rises abovejthe inner platform andbase. Thus the posts .7.are

stepped on theplatforrn 2 and attached therefmeansfas for instanceby a collar.

'to,l:said "posts` being set inwardly from the outer edge ofthe platform. i

` The* cross beams are, secured to the tops 'of the posts and tothe endsof the beams 8 are attached the transversely disposed beams 9 whosetop surfaces 'are at a higher level than the top surfaces of th-ebeams 8. Cross beams 10 also connect thebeams 9 and their topsur'- faces may be in the same plane as theflatter. At their centers the beams 9 are also connect- 60 ed by across strut 11. 'A transverse base 12 may also be provided. f Posts 13, rising from the base 1, support th strut 11 at either side of its center and posts 14 rising from the platform: 2v support the 65 braceslO. "l The'outer ends 'of the beams 9are secured to the end members l5 of an outer framework which also comprises the side member `16 and the inner member 17 with cross braces 18 con- 70 necting the members 16`and 17. f

19 represents-anl inner table which vmay be securedto the beams 9 and the cross braces 10.

2O is an'outer table which surrounds thefinnner table 19 and which may be secured tothe 75 outer frame 'workf f f yThe inner table has a perimetral edge in the form of-a `parallelogram with arcuately rounded corners and the outer-table is provided witha similar inner edge so as to form a continuous slot 21'between the adjacent motor." The shaft of the reducer 24 is connected bya belt 26 to a pulley on a horizon- '90 vtallyfdisposed shaft v27 which i's journaled in bearng'slcarried by the posts 13.

`'At its center the shaft 27 is provided with aA bevel gear'28 meshing with a like" gear 29 and l the lower end `of aevertically disposed shaftl 30 which extends up through a. bearing 31 in the strut'll andVv throughl the center of the table'i19.- Thefsh'aft '30may be prevented from 'vertical movement byany convenient .bov'e the'f'table the-*shaft y30v mounted thereon one vor morecircular trays 32;` I have Preferably the arrangement is such that the shown two trays, one above the other. Y The outer-ends of theslraft 27 are provided 5 With bevel gears 33 meshing vWith like" gears 34 on horizontally-'disposed shaftsl 35 which.

' may bejournaled in bearingsfon theposts 14.

The err-dsjof'the 'shafts 35:.are provided Withl bevel'fgearsf meshing with like gears.v 37- Shar-tetas: @he flower; edsefthe shafts' may be journaled inAk suitable step bearings on the base l by their upper vendsprotruding 15 ping short of thetablell.VVK

lerally`l indicatedvf'fby the .numeral vP40, are Y ,mounted on the shafts,gwvhil e eable sheaves,

generally indicatedby thenum'eral 41,14 are ,mountedon Ythe :upper ends loithes aid shaits V Q oeneath the fta-ble l9,f.the beams 9 being cut aWgay' asj indicated atl 9a to give clearance for f thesheaves 4 1 -A andthecable which runs about gconfermto Athe arouategpontionsof the slot- 6,

f and likewise the sheaves 141 are ofprope'r .di-

j @meter-t0'-confermftothe @renate Portions of -theslot21.` a f y f I '42 represents .an endless cable running around't'he loWersheaves 40, the cable l-y-i-ng running'garound the sheaves V41 Lbeneaththe cables42 .and 4 3 areoausedgto move fin oppojframe Work and ,thus enclose and 1seal the operating mechanism. l y, .,45 ,represents objects 55 which are iprovidedfivith'Wire-hooks jor other #connections 46 Which eXtenddOWn through Y the slotsfaml areehookedf from A. orgotheinvise ,engage Vthe-fe'cables, .flllus these vehiclesare kcaused"ftof-1p15jjavel withfthe respectivecables,

the .vehicles 1'on fthegplatrms lnuovingin one @direction vhile hefiyehicl'es on the;l tables :move-in -iihefQpPQslte directie@ Te Prevent mounted on V-thej four 'vertically 'disposed through thek bearings B9 inthe beams 8' s ito p v j Y Z'ontally 'disposed'. continuous pathways dis- 4 Y 1Belovv-theplatiorms,the cable sheaves, genf' inc-losing the space, betyveenfsaidfpathways,

The lovver'sheaaes,Whichare.individually` over,theplatformx designated as k40e/2401), 40e-,and 40d are-alf" sheaves beine arranged inrelation pt o their ,relief,fgreiatieelly dseeSledrShaftS-Jee I may provide .metal ror other guides Y47. ther objects maybe placedon the trays 32.

trays32 rotate in the direction opposite to the travel of the vehicles on the' tables 19 and 20.

lt is evident from the foregoing that my in- Yention'provides a very interesting and advantageous'displ'ay meansfor dilierent articles'which may be on sale. Thisis particularly vtrue in the caseof the display of toys '75 What l desire to claim is :--V`

77' v-lEna display device of theeharacter de-` scribed, the combination of a pair'of horisaine r.vertical axis, cables assf'c'iate'd withsaid pathways for causing objectsgtoftravel along the latter, and "vertically .disposed` mirrors V2;.'-nafdijsplay device ofthe characterdef scribed, the combination ofa'hori'zontallyfdisposed platform, a horizentally' disposedtable superimposedupon and iny spaced .relation to `said platform, said platform Aand table being provided with 'continuous-v cable fslbts,

cablesfdiSpoSed below said slots, meansflforV driving said" cables, whereby obj ects; may connectedthrough saidslots' to saidfcables and thereby be causedL tol travel over-said platin. `form and ysaid tableyand; vertically disposed ymirrorsbridgingl thespacefbetvveen the plat- `ior1n and the 'table anddiorming ,a backlground inzflront of the ,obj ects travel l T300 ln avdisplay devicejof `thecharacter described, the conibinationfbf 1a suppor t ,ga plurallty o'iivertically disposed lshafts :journaled in said'support, sheaves carrie dby the upper and lower 'endportions'V oi saidshafts, ai. Y

cable mounted enthe vvloiver set golfshea'ves,

second cable mountedn the uppenset of sheaves, slotted pathways supported above each of said cab-les whereby objects may be thus be caused to travelalong said path- 4. ln ya display f device o'jthecharacte derality, of vertically dispesed. sha'lfts onrnaled SI15 in said support, sheaves alrried'by the" upper shafts Where ythe VY'cables rayelV Vdire@tiene` espirituales@ ai l scribed, the combination of t,.a

Y in said support, sheaves carried by the upper l and'lower end portions of said shafts, a cable l mounted on thelower set of sheaves, a second cable mounted on the upper set of sheaves,

`f slotted pathwayssupported above each of l p said cables whereby objectsV may be connected 1 through the slots to saidcables and thus be fL-.ecaused to travel along said'pathwa'ys, the jsheaves comprising ka set being alternately v10. fastand loose on their shafts and the sheave f ,l on'lone end of the shaft being fast while the sheave on the other end of the shaft is loose, and: means to drive said sheaves ywhereby .adjacent shafts arerdriven in opposite directions v 6. Ina display device of the character described, ythe combination of a support, two p sets of sheaves mounted to rotate on vertical vaXes on said support, the members of each 270set being disposed .in the same horizontal plane and one set being elevated abovethe Y other set, alternate sheaves .in aset being 'y driven andthe remainder being idle and the driven sheaves in Vone set revolving in the 2.5 opposite direction to the driven sheaves in they other set, and a vcable mounted on each n setlof sheaves. n

y f 7. In a display deviceof the character de# scribed,the combina-tion of a support, two

.50 sets of sheaves mounted to rotate on vertical l aXes on said support, they members of each set jbeing disposed in thesame `horizontal plane kand one set being elevated above thel other set, alternatesheaves in a set being 'driven and the remainder being idle andthe driven'sheaves in one set revolving in the n A opposite direction to the driven sheaves in the other set, a cable mounted on each set of sheaves, and a slotted pathway disposed Y 40 *above each cable wherebyv objectsfvmay be connected through the slots to the cablefand i be caused to travel along the pathway. f K i Signed at Clarion, Pa., this 31st day of October, 1929; n Y i RALPH W. STEELE. 

